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by
Rui A. Gonçalves, Scientist at BIOMIN
The negative effect of mycotoxins in aquatic species has been highlighted in
recent publications.
Mycotoxins can cause adverse effects in several aquatic species and these
effects vary greatly depending on a variety of factors including nutritional
and health status prior to exposure, dose and duration of exposure, age and
species.
Nonetheless, the important question that remains to be answered: which species
can the real-life mycotoxin levels in aquafeeds affect? Comparing results of
the BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey with known sensitivity levels of farmed fish and
shrimp reveals that numerous species are at risk in terms of impaired health or
lower performance—undermining the industry’s profitability.
Mycotoxin occurrence
Over a period of one year, 41 samples of finish aquaculture feed, both shrimp
and fish, were analysed within the scope of the annual BIOMIN Mycotoxin Survey
program. The samples were sourced in Asia (31 samples) and Europe (10 samples).
In all, 154 individual analyses have been conducted. The samples were tested
for aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins and ochratoxin A.
Deoxynivalenol
Directly comparing literature values with contamination levels found in the
survey (Figure 1), we can observe that several species can be affected by DON
in real aquaculture production scenarios.
In European samples, an average value of 165 ppb (parts per billion) and maximum
of 282 ppb of DON was detected and in Asian samples an average value of 161 ppb
and maximum of 431 ppb of DON was found. These values are within the
sensitivity level of rainbow trout, pacific white shrimp, carp and red tilapia
production.
Aflatoxins
Aflatoxins were the most common mycotoxin found in the survey for Asia.
Aflatoxins have been considerably investigated in farmed fish and crustaceans’
species due to the toxicity of AFB1. The contamination values of aflatoxins
found for Europe were negligible (0.43 ppb); however, the values found for Asia
(average = 52 ppb and maximum of 221 ppb) can impact several rearing species
(Figure 2).
These aflatoxin levels could spell trouble for rainbow trout, European seabass,
Nile tilapia, rohu, yellow catfish and white leg and black tiger shrimps,
amongst many others. While the aflatoxin contamination appears restricted to
Asian samples, the global trade in raw materials and aquaculture feeds could
potentially export the occurrence of mycotoxins to other regions.
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The
VIETSTOCK 2016 Expo & Forum breaks another record with a registered 10,518
attendees coming from 39 different countries.
With this result, the show has
grown 23 percent bigger than the previous edition, officially making this
year’s show the biggest international feed, livestock & meat industry trade
show in Vietnam.
Visitor's Quotes
- “I attended the exhibition today to source for suppliers in feed additives.
After participating, I feel very satisfied because there are many brands for me
to select.”
- “In the future, I hope that the show could be expanded bigger especially for
the aquaculture sectors. I attended VIETSTOCK 2016 Expo and Forum through the
Group Delegation Programs. I came to the show this year to find new livestock products,
technologies and suppliers.”
- “I think the show performed very well because I have met many livestock stake
holders from over the world. This is also good for the consumers like me when
looking for products and equipment for my farm.”
More than 300 international and local exhibitors showcased the latest products
and services in farm equipment, animal nutrition, veterinary, animal health,
meat processing, feed manufacturing and other related products for livestock
industries.
The Business Matching Program has successfully connected industry players which
resulted to numerous trade agreements as well creating a wide business network
reach within major stakeholders.
Most of the participants agree that VIETSTOCK 2016 is the most successful
version that they have ever attended among trade exhibitions in livestock
industry in Vietnam.
The exhibitors also expressed their appreciation about VIETSTOCK 2016: Nabel is
a Japanese company specialising on Egg grading and Packaging system.
“We are establishing to serve South East Asia, including Vietnam. We come to
the show this year to introduce our products and technologies to the Vietnam
egg market. We really want to see the hygiene and high quality eggs are
produced by our equipment in the Vietnam market. I feel very happy after 3 days
show because I’ve been able to meet many new customers, friends and business
partners. By this way, we can learn more about the industry information, and
more importantly, we can enhance our relationship with all of them. We are specialising
in providing the closed house system as well as equipment for swine and
poultry. Come to the show this year, we would like to introduce our isolation
technologies to the Vietnam market which will help control the temperature in
order to make our client to have more production. I would like to thank
VIETSTOCK's organiser for providing such a great show and we definitely will
come back in 2018.”
“Nutriad is a Belgium company which
establishes 50 years ago. We specialise in nutritional feed additive. This is
the third time we attended VIETSTOCK. I think VIETSTOCK 2016 is the largest
show with many improvements compare with the last two shows. Vietnam is our
important market and our profit is very good for the last ten years. We met at
least 80 percent of our largest top ten customers at the show. I think the
quality of the show is good and we benefit a lot in the VIETSTOCK 2016.”
Technical seminar and conference program
Aquaculture Vietnam Conference 2016 With the theme “Sustainable Aquaculture in
Practice”, the 1st Aquaculture Vietnam Conference were attended by more than
450 delegates where a series of pertinent and timely issues on aquaculture,
fishery and other related topics were led by 10 international and local
experts.
Supported by Directorate of Fishery (MARD), the Vietnam Fisheries Society
(VINAFIS), the International Collaboration Center for Aquaculture and Fisheries
Sustainability (ICAFIS),the International Aqua Feed and Aquaculture Without
Frontier, the conference served as an international platform in providing
practical knowledge and skills regarding the aquaculture, fishery and seafood
sectors.
Technical Seminar Programs The three-day event also featured an interesting run
of conferences and seminars which were held in three seminar rooms that
featured more than 40 significant topics where all discussions—spearheaded by
key government experts and renowned industry specialists—provided the latest
information and knowledge on livestock, meat and feed.
“On behalf of UBM Asia, organisers, we thank you for your untiring support in
creating another successful VIETSTOCK show. And we hope you join us once more
at VIETSTOCK 2018 Expo & Forum!” Ms. Rungphech Chitanuwat Business Director
UBM Asia
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Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show (TIFSS), 2016 will take place at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center (KEC) between Wednesday 9th and Friday 11th November.
Sponsored by Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA and directed by Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, ROC Kaohsiung City Government; this annual event is organised by Taiwan External Trade Development Council and My Exhibition Co, Ltd.
The show opens at 10AM and closes at 6PM with the exception of the final day when the show will close an hour earlier at 5PM).
This annual event is not only open for trade & by Invitation, but is also open to local public by admission too.If the predictions for this year ring true then the number exhibitors will increase from 218 to 250, the number of booths will increase from 415 to 500; with visor numbers expecting to swell from 6,527 to 7,000.
To enable these impressive increases, the organisers have implemented an innovative new strategy which they believe will ensure that these targets are achieved. One element of this is that implementation of clearly designated 'Exhibit Areas,' which will include:
- Fishing Equipment & Technology
- Aquaculture
- Seafood & Value-added Seafood
- Processing Equipment
- Fishery Services
- Local Government & Academia
- Oversea Exhibitors
- Marine Biotechnology
According to the organisers the show will also boast a wealth of unique highlights including:
1. Taiwan's Exclusive Fisheries and Seafood Show
2. Predicated Exhibit Area Covers the Fishery Industry from Top-to-Bottom
3. Vast Show Appeal with International Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns
4. This Hub Connects Asia-Pacific and ASEAN Market
5. Scout Asian Agents & Swap Ideas with Leading Fishery Technology Manufacturers/ Farmer, Breeders
For more information, or to contact the organisers directly, please select the link below.
Read more HERE
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Now with more than 140 employees, with each one a specialist in his or her domain, Leiber has a well-proven team in a company following a clear strategy for more than 50 years: working with values.
“What makes us unique? We focus on what we know best. Yeast. Production on the
highest level of quality. Latest technology. New findings from science and research.
The performance of a team of specialists.
This is what defines Leiber´s
strategic orientation. This is what makes us truly entrepreneurial”, as
explained on the Leiber website.
“The markets´ requirements are changing - we are able to follow. This is how we
became one of the leading manufacturers of specialised yeast products”.
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The World Aquaculture Society takes its annual conference to
Africa for the first time in 2017 – turning the spotlight on the potential of
aquaculture production to support economic development and investment
opportunities in the world’s second-fastest growing regional economy.
Aquaculture is increasingly important as an environmentally sustainable way to
meet global demand for fisheries products, while Sub-Saharan Africa’s vast
inland waters and coastlines – home to a small but rapidly growing aquaculture
sector – present a largely untapped opportunity to contribute to the nutrition
and socio-economic development needs of the region.
Themed “Sustainable Aquaculture – New Frontiers for Economic Growth – Spotlight
on Africa”, World Aquaculture 2017 will bring together some 3,000 industry,
academic and government delegates from the 100 member countries of the World
Aquaculture Society (WAS), in Cape Town, South Africa, from 26-30 June 2017.
Representing the coming of age of African aquaculture and a significant
milestone for the global aquaculture community, the WAS plans to launch its
Africa Chapter at the conference, whereby the continent will join the United
States, Korea, Asia-Pacific and Latin-American-Caribbean as fully affiliated
chapters of the WAS.
The conference will balance global and African perspectives, the theme captured
in keynote addresses – “Feeding the Nine Billion: The Role of Aquaculture” by
leading sustainable aquaculture advocate Dr Rohana Subasinghe, and “African
Perspectives on Aquaculture” by Dr Sloans Chimatiro, Programme Manager: Fish
Trade at the World Fish Centre, Zambia – setting the tone for the conference
and highlighting the value of aquaculture in global food security.
Dr Subasinghe, who retired in 2015 as Chief of the Aquaculture Branch of the
Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, is a strong
advocate for the contribution of aquaculture to poverty alleviation and food
and nutrition security, and empowering the people involved in small-scale
aquaculture value chains.
Conference co-chair and former WAS President, Dr Kevan Maine said Dr Subasinghe
was ideally placed to lead off the conference discussions, especially given his
role in spearheading development of the FAO’s Global Aquaculture Advancement
Partnership (GAAP), which addresses the need for a concerted effort to ensure
future aquaculture development will become increasingly socially acceptable,
environmentally sustainable, and responsibly managed.
Dr Chimatiro has been instrumental in raising ‘the African voice’ in
international fisheries and aquaculture forums, and building African research
institutions and networks in support of fisheries and aquaculture development.
He played a leading role in formulating fisheries and aquaculture policy and
governance programmes for the African Union, including coordination of the
development of the Comprehensive African Fisheries Reform Strategy (CAFRS).
Financing and investment in the aquaculture industry will be highlighted in the
keynote address “The global seafood industry from a banker’s perspective” by
Gorjan Nikolik, senior industry analyst for Food and Agri-business Research and
Advisory at Rabobank International, the Netherlands-based cooperative bank.
Nikolik is a leading industry analyst, speaker and researcher focusing on the
global seafood sector, including aquaculture, wild-catch, seafood trade and
processing. In his primary role, he provides research and advisory on the
sector to support Rabobank in areas such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged
finance, venture capital, and credit risk management.
Focusing on “farm to plate”, aquaculture development and commercialisation
expert Prof Tom Hecht, a former board member of the WAS, will speak on
“Establishing aquaculture value chains”. Prof Hecht has played a lead role in
the development of aquaculture in southern Africa with a career spanning
research, policy, development and commercial involvement.
He is an emeritus professor of Rhodes University where he played a lead role in
establishing the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science as a regional
centre of excellence in aquaculture.
In addition to pioneering research on African catfish and abalone culture, he
has made extensive contributions to African aquaculture development including
small farmer development in Malawi, a landmark review of African aquaculture
for the FAO, and the establishment of the Aquaculture Association of Southern
Africa.
His current work includes establishing a trout farm in the Lesotho Highlands
and facilitating the formulation of a Marine Aquaculture Masterplan for the
Seychelles.
World Aquaculture Society (WAS) President Juan Pablo Lazo said: “the time was
right for the world aquaculture community to focus on Africa. Rapid
urbanisation, economic growth and a rising consumer class will only increase
demand for fish over the next two decades and aquaculture presents a solution
for production of affordable, fresh fish for the region.”
“The opportunities for investment and technology development to realise the
growth potential of marine and freshwater aquaculture in Africa make the
continent the logical choice for World Aquaculture 2017,” he said.
WAS Conference Programme co-chair, Prof Peter Britz said: “The continent is
seeing a boom in infrastructure and logistics development, there is a growing
population to sustain consumer demand and support employment creation, and
Africa is endowed with vast natural resources to support aquaculture.”
He said that traditional small-subsistence aquaculture in Africa was rapidly
transforming and becoming integrated into the continent’s food systems as
African governments increasingly adopted policies to support commercial-scale
production and encourage investment in the sector.
The conference caters to the broad range of interests in aquaculture, providing
a learning, information-sharing and networking opportunity for entrepreneurs,
business, scientists, technical specialists, educators, students, policy-makers
and public officials.
The technical and scientific programme and diverse parallel sessions will be
complemented by a major international trade show, while the AquaForum provides
an opportunity for producers from around the world to share information on
challenges, techniques and new developments. Cape Town, recently voted one of
the best cities in the world, and the Cape Town International Convention Centre
provide an outstanding setting and venue for the first WAS meeting in Africa.
The conference is hosted by the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa and
the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Conference details:
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape
Town, South Africa Dates: 26 – 30 June, 2017
First deadline for discounted registration: 26 April, 2017.
Abstract submissions: Due online by 1 December, 2016.
Contact:
mario@marevent.com.
Register and abstract submissions online HERE.
Read more HERE.
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